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        <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Fair Payment of Court Fees Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to authorize the waiver of court fees if the court determines that the interest of justice justifies such a waiver. Amends the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure to require such a waiver.</p> <p>States that the interest of justice includes the establishment of constitutional or other important precedent.</p>]]></text>
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